n.
1.a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine
2.one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA
3.a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms
4.a unit of information equal to a trillion (1,099,511,627,776) bytes or 1024 gigabytes
5.the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet
6.thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity
7.hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells
Idiom of the Day
stack up (something) or stack (something) up
to make a stack of things
I stacked up the magazines to give to the flea market.
